Dimapur, April 24 (MExN): The Sotokur Arihako Dimapur (SUD) and Sotokur Union Tuensang Town (SUTT) while condemning the alleged ‘abduction’ of S. Kumcho, a citizen of Sotokur Village on April 11, has extended support to the demands laid down by its Village Council’s for constituting the Special investigation Team to solve the matter at the earliest.
The organisations also called for continuing intensive search operation till the victim is found and any information regarding the same should be made known.
The Sotokur organisation and public are very much concern about his fate as already two weeks has passed since his disappearance but no words of information and hints by the District Administration & Security agencies has been made known to concern Sotokur citizens and thus making us more worried of his safety and well being, a joint statement by SUD and SUTT stated.
The victim is an active church worker and presently holding the post of Mission Secretary and was reportedly abducted near Helipong Junction while on his way to Tuensang Town, it said,
The statement also expressed displeasure that despite many request from Yimchungru organisations to the concern authorities for the necessary action for the safe return of the victim, no satisfactory initiative by the state government at this stage.
The Sotokur organisations are anguish and disheartened that no suspect has been arrested so far even after the lapse of two weeks of the victim disappearance, it added. Further expressing apprehension that the motive behind the alleged abduction seem to be “life taking” as no words of ransom had put forward so far, the statement maintained that such “illegal activities and action is putting doubt and confusion among the general public as whether they are safe to travel in such situation.”
It also argued that such action is derailing the peace process when several organisations are working for peace at Tuensang within the ENPO jurisdiction.
Extending their support the demand made by the Sotokur Village Council to the district administration to constitute a SIT in order to book the culprit at the earliest and to continue Intensive search operation till the victim is found, the two organisation appealed government to fulfill the above demands in “the interest of public peace and tranquility and also urged all the right thinking citizen to condemn the alleged abduction.
The joint statement was appended by SUD President S. Mukam and General Secretary Mutrong and SUTT President M. Yinkiu and General Secretary Chunglikhium.
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